Alright, we might be a bit late to the Star Wars party, but even though “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” premiered last year in the US and other countries, in China it premiered on January 9th this year.
This time, we will learn how to say some classic lines from Star Wars in Chinese, and also take a look at a few common Chinese grammar patterns.

First, let's see what “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is called in Chinese, so that you can ask your Chinese friends what they thought about it.

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xīng qiú

星球

星球

celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)

dà zhàn

大战

大戰

great war

：

yuán lì

原力

原力

the force

jué xǐng

觉醒

覺醒

to awaken

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Pinyin

虽然...但是... Although…but…

In “The Force Awakens”, there is a sweet conversation between Leia and Han Solo when they reunited after having been apart for a long time.

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-

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

zhī dào

知道

知道

to know

，

suī rán

虽然

雖然

although, even though

wǒ men

我们

我們

we, us

zǒng shì

总是

總是

always

chǎo jià

吵架

吵架

to quarrel, to fight

，

dàn shì

但是

但是

however

wǒ

我

我

I, me

hái shi

还是

還是

still, nevertheless

tǎo yàn

讨厌

討厭

to dislike, to loathe

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

de

的

的

(used after an attribute)

bù cí ér bié

不辞而别

不辭而別

to leave without saying good-bye

。
-

suǒ yǐ

所以

所以

therefore, the reason why

wǒ

我

我

I, me

cái

才

才

only then, used for emphasis

zhè me

这么

這麼

this much, this way

zuò

做

做

to do

，

zhè yàng

这样

這樣

this way, like this

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

jiù

就

就

just (emphasis)

huì

会

會

will

xiǎng

想

想

to miss

wǒ

我

我

I, me

le

了

了

(completed action marker)

。
-

wǒ

我

我

I, me

xiǎng

想

想

to miss

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

le

了

了

(completed action marker)

。

- You know, as much as we fought, I always hated it when you left.
- That's why I did it, so that you'd miss me.
- I do miss you.

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Pinyin

In this sentence, we see the common Chinese grammar pattern “虽然...但是...（suīrán ... dànshì ... ）”. It is often used to first bring up a point, and then show that there is a contradicting reaction. Let’s see one more example.

A+或者(或)+B A or B

Next, let's take a look at one of Yoda's famous lines, which he utters when Luke attempts to lift his spaceship out of the swamp using the Force.

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zuò

做

做

to do

huò zhě

或者

或者

or

bú

不

不

(negative prefix), not

zuò

做

做

to do

，

méi yǒu

没有

沒有

to not have

shì shì

试试

試試

to try

kàn

看

看

(after verb) to give it a try

。

Do or do not. There is no try.

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Pinyin

In this sentence, “或者（huò zhě）” is used to list different options, similar to how “or” is used in English. The grammar pattern is “A+或者+B”. A and B can be nouns, verbs, or clauses. You may also shorten “或者” to “或（huò）”. Let's look at another example.

～与你同在 ~to be with you

Finally, we will learn perhaps the most famous quote form Star Wars which appears throughout the entire series.

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yuán lì

原力

原力

the Force

yǔ

与

與

together with

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

tóng zài

同在

同在

to be with

。

May the Force be with you.

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Pinyin

“与你同在（yǔ nǐ tóng zài）” is a set phrase which means “to be with you”. It is most often used when blessing someone, as in the following example.

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yuàn

愿

願

to hope, to wish

xìng fú

幸福

幸福

happiness

yǔ

与

與

together with

nǐ

你

你

you (informal)

tóng zài

同在

同在

to be with

。

I wish you all the happiness.

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Pinyin

That's it for this time!

This is the accompanying blog post for our advanced lesson "Chinese People Don't Know Star Wars?".You can read the entire lesson for free using Du Chinese, available for iPhone and Android.Click here for more information.